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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B, Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
March 9, 1994
Mr. Bill Craig
CMUD
5100 Brookshire Blvd.
Charlotte, N.C. 28216
Dear Mr. Craig:
Subject: Proposed fi
Sewer line
Mecklenburg
DEM Project
DEHNR
11 in Wetlands or Waters
installation
County
#94123
We have reviewed your request for 401 Water Quality Certification
to place fill material in 0.5 acres of wetlands or waters which are
tributary to McCullough Branch for sewer line installation located at
Nations Ford Road to NC 51 in Mecklenburg County as described in your
submittal dated 10 February 1994. Based on this review, we have
determined that the proposed fill is covered by General Water Quality
Certification No. 2664. A copy of the General Certification is
attached. This Certification is necessary for coverage under Corps of
Engineers' Nationwide Permit No. 12. This action completes DEM's
review under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
If this Certification is unacceptable to you, you have the right
to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30)
days following receipt of this Certification. This request must be in
the form of a written petition conforming to Chapter 150B of the North
Carolina General Statutes and filed with the Office of Administrative
Hearings, P.O. Box 27447, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7447. Unless such
demands are made, this Certification shall be final and binding.
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If you have any questions, please contact John Dorney at 919-733-
Sincerely,
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February 10, 1994
ATTN.: Mr. John Dorney
Water Quality Planning
Division of Environmental Management
NCDEHNR
PO Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535

RE: SECTION 401 CERTIFICATION
McCULLOUGH BRANCH OUTFALL AND PUMP STATION
Dear Mr. Dorney:
Enclosed please find seven copies of the completed Joint Form with accompanying figures for
a Section 401 Certification, in the above referenced matter. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Utility Department (CMUD) retained Woolpert to provide wetlands and permitting services
for this project. The project area is located southwest of Charlotte in the town of Pineville.
An overview of the project location is presented on the attached Figure 1.
The project, as designed by CMUD, consists of the following:
• A new pump station with a capacity of < 1 MGD located along McCullough Branch - a
tributary of Sugar Creek
• Approximately 5,000 LF of force main; the force main will terminate at an existing
manhole with wastewater being ultimately conveyed to the McAlpine Treatment Plant
• Approximately 8,000 LF of sanitary sewer gravity trunk lines largely paralleling
McCullough Branch
• A gravel access road to the proposed pump station. Project elements are depicted on
Figures 2, 3, and 4.
The purpose and need of the project is to provide and/or improve sanitary sewer service to
western Pineville. The westernmost trunk line (see Figure 2) will serve an existing industrial

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February 10, 1994
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park, thereby allowing the abandonment of a small(.= 5,000 gpd), private wastewater
treatment plant (WWTP) and it's associated discharge into McCullough Branch. The existing
WWTP is reported to have had recurrent discharge violations. The project will also allow the
abandonment of an existing pump station in Pineville. This aging pump station has had a
history of problems, including odor, overflows, backups, etc. The town has repeatedly
requested the removal of this pump station in light of these problems as well as it's location
within the town's recreational complex at Jack D. Hughes Memorial Park. This project calls
for the abandonment of this pump station with the site being restored to a grassed area.
New right-of--way has been acquired for the project. Permanent right-of-way widths for the
installation of the sanitary sewer or the force main are 15'. In the area between the proposed
pump station and the existing pump station (to be abandoned) the trench will contain a force
main and sewer trunk with a resultant permanent right-of-way width of 20'. Right-of-way for
the gravel access road will be 30'. The entire 30' will be graded, with gravel being placed on
the interior 15'. Temporary construction easements of variable widths will be necessary to
facilitate construction.
The proposed pump station and gravel access road have been cited in an open pasture, thereby
minimizing potential impacts to wetlands and/or wildlife habitat. Similarly, over one-half of
the sewer trunk has also been cited in open pasture. The project will result in six stream
crossings, the locations of which are indicated on Figures 2 thru 4. The utility lines will be
completely buried, with all crossings occurring at a minimum of 1' below the bottom of the
channel. At each of these crossings bank stabilization measures will result in rprap being
placed in the stream channel, corresponding to the permanent right-of-way width. Riprap
placement will result in approximately 0.1 acre of fill being placed in these waters of the U.S.
The largest of the stream crossings will occur at Sugar Creek. This crossing is unavoidable
given the project's goal of taking the existing pump station off-line. Figure 5 depicts the
Sugar Creek crossing while Figure 6 presents a typical section for the remaining stream
crossings.
Utility placement between the existing Pineville pump station and Sugar Creek will occur in a
palustrine forested wetlands. Approximately 450' of wetlands will be excavated and
temporarily disturbed for the placement of the sanitary sewer and force main. The wetland
area to be disturbed will be limited to the minimum necessary to construct the utility line.
Utilizing the maximum allowable construction corridor width of 40' would result in the
disturbance of approximately 0.4 acre of wetlands. In accordance with the permit conditions
of NWP #12, the preconstruction contours in the wetlands area will be reestablished.
Restoration plans will include seeding of disturbed wetlands areas with a commercially
available wetland plant seed mix (rye grass and fescues prohibited) immediately upon
completion of the installation. All nationwide and regional conditions for NWP #12 and the
401 General Certification will be met by CMUD's design and adhered to by CMUD's contractors.
Mr. John Dorney
February 10, 1994
Page 3
Records kept at the Office of State Archaeology and at the Survey and Planning Branch of the
State Historic Preservation Office in Raleigh were reviewed to determine whether any
recorded archaeological sites or historic properties may be impacted by the project. No
recorded sites have been identified in the vicinity of the utility project.
Thank you for your attention in this matter and the timely processing of this General
Certification. A copy of this package has been forwarded to the Corps of Engineers. If you
have any questions or wish to discuss the project further, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
W OLPERT
Michael A. Ico
Sr. Environmental Scientist
Enclosures
cc: Bill Craig, CMUD
Tom Vandeventer, CMUD
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DEM ID: ACTION ID:
Nationwide Permit Requested (Provide Nationwide Permit #): 2
JOINT FORM FOR
Nationwide permits that require notification to the Corps of Engineers
Nationwide permits that require application for Section 401 certification
WII.MINGTON DISTRICT ENGINEER
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
P.O. Box 1890
Wilmington, NC 28402-1890
ATM: CESAW-CO-E
Telephone [phone]
WATER QUALITY PLANNING
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH,
AND NATURAL RESOURCES
P.O. Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
ATTN: MR. JOHN DORNEY
Telephone [phone]
ONE (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED APPLICATION SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
SEVEN (7) COPIES SHOULD BE SENT TO THE N.C. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IvMANAGF-MENT.
PLEASE PRINT.
1. Owners Name: 0-01 ?Zt- 114 kL..eN 802.G, (?1-t t.tTY -DEP02TME,47-
2. Owners Address: 5- I D 0 f? PLO kS 1 ? 12.E PLvp • G-FF} a-Lo TTY N C- 2 8 2-11.
3. Owners Phone Number (Home): (Work): PQ C. 61 -L COAI(f(70413g1511
4. If Applicable: Agent's name or responsible corporate official, address, phone number.
5. Location of work (MUST ATTACH MAP). County: Cl/1 K??Bu2C? csce-F'Gure- 1
Nearest Town or City: P l ney ! ",e, t4C
Specific Location (Include road numbers, landmarks, etc.)?? u(¢a 1, 3 d 4) Qf ? ? -? Y pr oo l
?aru??e,?s ou,?k ?3r"cL From t4kAonS ford Rd.' 4a Soul. v? Nc- 51 ; crosJGr ter,
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6: Name of Closest Stream/River. PA C'Cu I10141, 13r ,nck- r ? S'o, ar• Cry
7. River Basin: -CX6.XZ100I-
8. Is this project located in a watershed classified as Trout, SA, HQW, ORW, WS I, or WS U? YES [ ] NO V]
9. Have any Section 404 permits been previously requested for use on this property? YES [ ] NO' X
If yes, explain.
10. Estimated total number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, located on project site:
11. Number of acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, impacted by the proposed project:
Filled: < Glt:re * - r, P ra,2 12J4 o rkdt4f W00 NQ QSSD(. • wl 6 Sire A CroSS 11V
Drained: D
Flooded: 0 'I 11Excavated: 0 ("e"t rili L??1Tvr d?r?? ?? ???
Total Impacted: • < 0 S a c re.
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12. Description of proposed work ?(Attach PLANS-8 12" X 11" drawings onlly):' rnJ??
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13. Purpose of proposed work: ra. ryle-Lyer e(VI+ea- //&Avylle F /r??Ira.?e? p
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14. State reasons why the applicant believes that this
taken to minimize wetland impacts.' ?'rd cs ?? a a
note measures
15. You are required to contact the U.S. Ash and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and/or National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) regarding the presence or any Federally listed orproposed for listing endangered orthreatened species or critical
habitat in the permit area that may be affected by the proposed project Have you done so? YES [ ] NO [ ] N/,,
RESPONSES FROM THE USFWS AND/OR NMFS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CORPS.
16. You are required to contact the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) regarding the presence of historic
properties in the permit area which may be affected by the proposed project? Have you done so? YES [ ] NO[ ] NIA
RESPONSE FROM THE SHPO SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CORPS.
17. Additional information required by DEM:
A. Wetland delineation map showing all wetlands, streams, and lakes on the property. See- r$ vre4
B. If available, representative photograph of wetlands to be impacted by project 141A
C. If delineation was performed by a consultant, include all data sheets relevant to the placement of the
delineation line. 04t^r d- are?,? C-ow vp YVI e4A Cfe4 ?,t, Pe.-W IVe d Vn 4Voi du,6? aid
,,,,,A. Corr fir.,, ?'?ired for p vthis s groje?ct?Irle'l copy ?F'??a?"kzHve
D. If a stormwater management plan is rcq
E. What is land use of surrounding property? Ar ivy P, r ? 1,/ 4-t m, Iti "A A Pe4, p a..4 ? v re
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F. If applicable, what is proposed method of sewage disposal? o ve,-fb Ail -A 1 , n. u) wT" P
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